Green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon)
About the Green-headed Tanager
The green-headed tanager (Tangara seledon) is a brightly colored bird found in the Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina (Misiones only). As other members of the genus Tangara, it is a small colorful bird, measuring an average of 13.5 centimeters (5.3 in) and a mass of 18g (0.6 oz). The green-headed Tanager has a greenish or bluish head, black on the back, and a contrastingly colored, orange or red rump. Females and juvenile birds have similar, though duller coloration. While essentially a bird of humid forests, it is also common in orchards and parks, where it moves through the canopy, making itself inconspicuous, as its apparently flashy blue-green coloration camouflages it well amongst the foliage.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 67 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bay-headed TanagerTangara gyrolarecording
- Beryl-spangled TanagerTangara nigroviridisrecording
- Blue-and-black TanagerTangara vassoriirecording
- Emerald TanagerTangara floridarecording
- Golden TanagerTangara arthusrecording
- Metallic-green TanagerTangara labradoridesrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.